Posted on May 20, 2015
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What are/were some of your expectations when going into a meeting? What do you expect to get out of them?
At what point do you think that we cross the line into "Talking about doing the great things we do without actually doing them."
At what point do you think that we cross the line into "Talking about doing the great things we do without actually doing them."
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They're a product of necessity. For the person that is calling the meeting, most of the items are relevant, for everyone else, its X%. What you run into however is that the person who is running the meeting generally outranks everyone else, therefore their time is at a premium compared to yours. So it creates this viscous circle or wasting time "everyone else's time."
The alternate however is the dreaded email chain, which no one reads.
So... where's the line? Planning meeting (give assignments). Middle meeting (azimuth check). Pre-execution check (Final run through). After action. 4 meetings per event minimum. How many events are going on simultaneously though?
The alternate however is the dreaded email chain, which no one reads.
So... where's the line? Planning meeting (give assignments). Middle meeting (azimuth check). Pre-execution check (Final run through). After action. 4 meetings per event minimum. How many events are going on simultaneously though?
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As an officer my mind was blown by how many meetings happens. I hope to change that one day.
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My Group commander hates meetings. When he first took over one of the things he put out to his staff was no meetings over an hour long. They didn't listen. So at exactly one hour, he gets up, no words spoken and walks out. His meetings tend to stay at or under an hour.
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SFC (Join to see) That is beyond badass. I will have to try that when I have a command.
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MSG Tom Earley I swear we have meetings for meetings. I was had to present an Operations Brief and they told me to come an hour into the meeting and that it would be about over. I came and waited another hour. It ended up lasting over 2 hours. I was stunned about the lack of doing. That is why I hate when people depend on powerpoint. They want to say something so special when it could be an email.
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I'll be in three meetings for a drill weekend. Each meeting is 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. One meeting will be what will be accomplished for us training NCOs. The next meeting will be discussing our 30-60-90 training schedules. The last meeting will be about a major event such as a weapon qualification, or the german armed forces badge competition that we're conducting.
We will have a teleconference prior to the drill weekend to discuss what we're doing for the weekend, also. This meeting involves command and staff.
I have often felt that I am going to more meetings than alcholics annoymous. Best way to stop productivity is to have a meeting.
We will have a teleconference prior to the drill weekend to discuss what we're doing for the weekend, also. This meeting involves command and staff.
I have often felt that I am going to more meetings than alcholics annoymous. Best way to stop productivity is to have a meeting.
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I am assuming there was a meeting about these meetings, to give you this meeting information.
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